Wellness

Children's Wellness

Family Fare Supermarkets is committed to providing helpful information on raising your children to be as healthy as possible. While eating right plays a big part in children's wellness, so does being active, getting enough sleep, taking vitamins and seeing a doctor regularly. We hope you'll enjoy our selection of family-friendly articles on portion control, smart school lunches, exercise, family fun night and more! This information is perfect for parents and also an excellent resource for teachers.

See handouts from Heather's seminar on Healthy Eating for Infants & Toddlers

Healthy Snacks for Toddlers Part I (PDF)
Healthy Snacks for Toddlers Part II (PDF)

Exercise

Exercise & Activity

Remember the good old days when playing with friends was as easy as walking out your front door and joining your neighborhood pals? There was probably always some kind of fun going on. And if not, it wasn't hard to round up some friends to get a game of kickball or tag going.

But the reality is different today. A lot of neighborhoods have changed— some aren't as populated with kids, and many children live greater distances from their friends. Today it is much more common to have arranged play dates than to have spontaneous ones. But just because most playtime is planned today doesn't mean it can't be just as fun for your children as it was for you.

Meal time

Family Meal Time

If you're like many parents in today's fast-paced age of cell phones, hectic schedules and the Internet - you spend less time with your children than you'd like. And perhaps one sacrifice you've made along the way is the traditional family meal. Well experts now suggest you reconsider, and for good reason.

General Wellness

Do your kids need a daily planner to keep track of all their extracurricular activities? Does your typical day involve hours in the car, shuttling kids to practice, clubs or games? Or maybe you only see your teenager in between her running to and from her numerous commitments. If so, your kids are probably overscheduled. When kids are involved in so many activities, they have very little or no downtime to relax or do something just for the fun of it. For younger children, that means time to play. For teenagers, it means having time to "chill out".

Kids nutrition

Kid's Nutrition

Your child's brain is a powerful machine; it could easily be compared to a car. A car needs gasoline, oil and other materials to run properly. When gasoline is tainted with sugar or water, the car's engine sputters and eventually stops running. The brain also needs the right fuel to run properly, and if the fuel is "tainted" or of low quality, the brain too, will have difficulty functioning. Choose to give your child brain building food, so his or her brain can function like the remarkable organ that it is.

Fun Games & Coloring Pages

Join the Fruit & Veggie Color Champions in learning about healthy eating through fun age-specific games, activities, recipes and coloring sheets.

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